1、热电材料
2、超导材料
3、散热材料

主持国家自然科学基金和安徽省自然科学基金项目、参与国家重点研发计划等。长期从事热电材料及超导材料研究，近年来在Advanced Materials, Nano Energy，ACS Nano等国际刊物发表论文50余篇，论文累计被引2600余次。

1)X. N. Lou, S. Li, X. Chen, Q. T. Zhang, H. Q. Deng, J. Zhang, D. Li,* X. M. Zhang, Y. S. Zhang,* H. B. Zeng,* and G. D. Tang*, Lattice Strain Leads to High Thermoelectric Performance in Polycrystalline SnSe, ACS Nano 2021 15 (5), 8204-8215
2)B. Jabar, X. Y. Qin,* A. Mansoor, H. W. Ming, L. L. Huang, M. H. Danish, J. Zhang,* D. Li,* C. Zhu, H. X. Xin, C. J. Song, Enhanced power factor and thermoelectric performance for n-type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 based composites incorporated with 3D topological insulator nanoinclusions, Nano Energy 80 (2021) 105512
3) Di Li,* Bao Li Zhang, Hong Wei Ming, Ling Wang, Yan Zu,* and Xiao Ying Qin, Liquid-Phase Manipulation Securing Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of Ag2Se, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 34543−34549
4)D. Li*, H. W. Ming, J. M. Li, B. Jabar, W. Xu, J. Zhang*, X. Y. Qin*, Ultralow thermal conductivity and extraordinary thermoelectric performance realized in co-doped Cu3SbSe4 by plasma spark sintering, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020 12, 3, 3886-3892
5)J. M. Li , H.W. Ming, C.J. Song, L. Wang, H.X. Xin, Y. J. Gu , J. Zhang*, X.Y. Qin*, D. Li*, Synergetic modulation of power factor and thermal conductivity for Cu3SbSe4-based system, Materials Today Energy 18 (2020) 100491
6)J. Zhang*, L. L. Huang, C. Zhu, C. J. Zhou, B. Jabar, J. M. Li, X. G. Zhu, L. Wang, C. J. Song, H. X. Xin, D. Li*, X. Y. Qin*, Design of Domain Structure and Realization of Ultralow Thermal Conductivity for Record-High Thermoelectric Performance in Chalcopyrite, Adv. Mater. 2019, 1905210